If you’re looking for a very solid, under-$20 lunch in Downtown Brooklyn, stop by Xifu. They make Shaanxi dishes like flaky rougamo stuffed with chopped pork, turqouise-tinged dumplings, and a great spread of noodle dishes. They also serve something we’ve never seen before: a burrito, using a griddled flour tortilla, that’s loaded with stir-fried pork and julienned cucumbers. It won’t be going on our best burrito guide anytime soon, but it’s a fun and fusiony thing that kind of works. It’s also under $10 and makes for a nice break from a corporate salad for lunch.
The space is very simple, and they’re often frying chillies, which can get caught in the back of your throat if you take too deep a breath. These are frankly green flags for us, but the food works just as well if you want to spread elsewhere.
photo credit: Carlo Mantuano
photo credit: Carlo Mantuano
